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Mirpur Upozilla

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Mirpur upozilla is one of the important thanas of Kushtia distract. It is situated nearly about 20 km away from main town. There are many important places such as hospital with 50 beds in accommodation, Upozilla Porishad, historical Cattle market and lake, station, markets, mosque, Eidgah etc. Mirpur forms in 1985 and becomes an upozilla in 1 august in 1983. This Thana is surrounding with Veramara, Kushtia Sodor, Gangny, Daulathpur thanas. Mirpur Thana is about 317.35 square km. It has about 266046 people, 197 villages, Mauzas 125, and 13 unions. It has also house holds about 48215 units. From all of the population 48.21% is male and 51.76% is female. The eighteen up population is 136611. The literacy rate is 21.3% compared with national average. There are six cultural organizations Library, seven women’s organization and one cinema hall. The sources of income is 66.54% Agriculture, Laborers 2.90%, industry 1.08%, commerce 13.23%, service 4.75%, transport and communication 3.35%, religious service 0.17% construction 1.29%, remittances 0.36% and others 6.33%. Among them agricultural owner of land is 53.76%, landless 46.24% which have urban and rural people. The main fruits of this upozilla is all kinds of fruits especially Jackfruit. The communication system is good in this Thana. From the total roads 106.79km pucca and 112.2 km is smi-pucca. The industries or manufactories rice mills, cotton mills, Bidi factories, welding factories are here. Cottage industries, blacksmith, Goldsmith, bamboo work, weaving, cane work, wood work. There are 12 Hats and bazars, 3 fairs; most popular bazaars are Mirpur Cattle Market, Poradaha Cloth Market, Khadimpur Hat, Hajarhati Boishakh Mela at Village. The main exports of the Thana are Tobacco, Jute, and Betel leaf. All of the words and unions are under the blessing of Electricity. However the 29.55% household have the electricity lines. The main source of drinking water is Tube well. Sanitation system is good is this thana and in the rural are some organizations are still working on to the development of the sanitation system. There is a Upozilla Health complex and 13 private clinics and 10 welfare and family planning center. There are plenty of Banks in the Thana with all govt. banks and some private banks situated in different places. There are several NGO’s which trying to develop the poor families to grow some of them are ASHA, BRACK, SHETU etc. In one word it can say that Mirpur Thana can be called a modern Thana or Upozilla which have all the quality to be such one.